Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Monday, December 29, 2008

Since I had a little bit of time over this long weekend, I decided to do a painting for one of my closest friends. It was her birthday a few moths ago and when I asked her what she wanted, she said the only thing she wants is for me to do a painting for her.

I know she really likes my interpretations of goddesses and their swirling hair so I did a version of that idea for her. This painting measures 2 feet by 3 feet.

She is overseas at them moment. So now I'm just waiting for her to come back so I can give it to her. I can't wait to see it hanging up in her office or apartment.

Before I could do this painting, I had to go and buy some new canvases and paint cause I don't have any more. While I was there I didn't just come home with some new canvases and paint. I also found near the drain a little black and white kitten.

He was covered in fleas, really dirty, thirsty and tired. After two days with me, he has no more fleas, fluffy fur that smells like flowers and has eaten more food than he has in his whole life. I haven't had a chance to take a picture of him yet. I will do so soon..

But he is not to stay with me. Next week when another friend comes back from London, this new little kitten is to stay with him. I will probably cry when he has to go, but I know he will be looked after well there too...

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

This last Saturday and Sunday was the last Jom Heboh for 2008. I usually do one or two live cross overs during Jom Heboh but this time I did four. It does make me nervous to do live cross overs cause there is not much room to make a mistake. And you have two cameras staring at you the whole time, just like in the picture above.

Below is one of the technical crew helping me put my earpiece into my ear. I always put it in my right ear cause I think I hear things a bit better in that ear. In this earpiece I hear instructions from the producer as to when I go on live, how much time I have left and when to start wrapping up the segment and link it back to Sri Pentas.

One of the guests on the live cross over segments was a very familiar man on my right..:)

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Friday, December 12, 2008

I do really like Pucci prints and I have been waiting for a chance to get a real statement pucci print. I am debating with myself whether the dress as seen in the above ad campaign for the fall winter 08/09 collection will suit me. I believe one has to be very carfeul when wearing printed dresses, especially one as colourful as this cause it could very easily overwhelm you. And I love how the hairstyle is very simple and elegant.

There are pros and cons to getting this dress and the reason is the same.

It's a pretty unforgettable dress.

So dear readers.... many of you are fashion lovers too and have given great opinions in the past.

So here we go again...

Do you think I could wear the dress in the Pucci ad campaign? Yes or no? And what about the styling? How would you style it?

Monday, December 08, 2008

When I woke up on saturday morning, i checked my emails and I received an email from a close friend with a link about the landslide that had happened at bukit antarabangsa just a few hours earlier.

The photos I have seen in the papers and the heart breaking stories I have read the past few days are all too painfully familiar to me. Regular readers of this blog, you know why. Because my family and I were one of the families affected by the landslide which caused Highland Towers to collapse almost 15 years ago. We lost our 3rd floor apartment and all our belongings in Block 1, the tower that fell. We also lost good friends and neighbours in the tragedy. I attended more funerals in December 1993 than I have my whole life.

My heart goes out to all the residents. I understand the pain, confusion, despair and hope you are all feeling.

I am deeply saddened. Nothing has been learnt in the past 15 years. The number of deaths will continue to rise and more people will suffer.

During this time, dear residents, you will find strength, courage and friends you will never knew you had and you will never forget. One day you will understand what I mean.

I could write a very long posting on what I think and how I feel.... but it will not change or undo anything that has happened. I cannot bear to look at the photos or read the stories. It breaks my heart too much.

Thursday, December 04, 2008

The photo above was taken here in Malaysia and the picture below was taken overseas. I was nervous to hold the crab because it could have easily clawed my fingers off but director and producer Fadli insisted I do and Aiemax captured the moment.

Monday, December 01, 2008

I just found this candid shot that Aiemax took of me while we were traveling shooting for the documentary. I was so cold that I just bought these pair of socks from a nearby market and put them on straight away...

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Biography

Sasha Bashir started out in the entertainment industry as a back up dancer for Malaysian award and music shows. After graduating from the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts with a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Performing Arts, she returned to Malaysia and started working at the Malaysian National Theatre, Istana Budaya as the Assistant Director of Marketing and PR. During her time there, she still continued performing in live theatre shows with lead acting and dance roles in the productions Lady Swettenham, My Bollywood Summer, Titiwangsa and Emas 10. In 2006, Sasha hosted her first tv show Explorace - The Extreme Journey on Malaysia's No 1 tv station, TV3. In 2007, she hosted Beauty Secrets from the East. In 2009, she co-created, co-produced and hosted a documentary about Asian dances titled DANSA. It showed on TV3 and NTV7 in 2009. Sasha also published her very first coffee table book based on the documentary. Titled DANSA - A Dance Journey, this 200 page hard cover books featured over 250 photos taken while shooting the 13 episode documentary with a special 'behind the scenes' chapter. The book is available in all major Malaysian bookstores for RM 130. In 2011, Dansa returned to NTV7 with a second season with all new dances and locations. Sasha is currently working on her second book Dansa - The Journey continues and is due to be in bookstores by the end of 2012. A children's book which is being published for charity will also be released by early 2013. Sasha is currently working as one of the panel of producers for the NTV7 documentary program NTV7 which airs every Tuesday at 7.30 pm.